Person in history
Hawa Abdi
Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (born 1947)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2020 · August 5
Their story
Who they were
Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (born 1947)
Why this date
Hawa Abdi appears on our August 5 calendar for 2020 as a death entry.
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Questions about Hawa Abdi
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August 5 2020.
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